Written question asked by David Cairns (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 December 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 January 2002. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 January 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of the working families tax credit on the income levels of the poorest working families in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency. - Inc figures.

Answer: David Cairns: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the working families tax credit on the income levels of the poorest working families in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency. [25424] Mr. Andrew Smith: The working families tax credit (WFTC) is a success in making work pay for families with children. At August 2001 WFTC was helping 1,270,000 families. This is 52 per cent. more families than were benefiting from family credit at its peak, and families were receiving on average around an extra £35 per week. In the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency 1,893 families with children were benefiting from WFTC at August 2001.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 377 c885W;377 c888W; 25424
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Families Income Low incomes Recipients Working families tax credit Inverclyde Greenock
Contains statistics: Yes
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